Lakeshore Connections Inc
Buffalo, NY · EIN 83-3190057. Reported 95 grants totalling $4,367,121 to 91 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 91 distinct organizations, with 8% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 17% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $37,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $65,000; the smallest was $9,000 and the largest $119,470. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
90 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $4,083,181 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc | Buffalo, NY | $327,820 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Glow Young Mens Christian Association Inc | Batavia, NY | $161,334 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | $104,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academy | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strength Solutions | Olean, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Teen Empowerment Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York Inc | Rochester, NY | $99,848 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Services for EVERY1 Inc | Buffalo, NY | $99,815 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encompass Resources for Learning Inc | Rochester, NY | $98,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power Company Kids Club | Pontiac, MI | $93,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| People United for Sustainable Housing Incorporated | Buffalo, NY | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Yunion | Detroit, MI | $87,308 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Inc | Jamestown, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Audiences of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eye to Eye Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club | Niagara Falls, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Co | Buffalo, NY | $72,064 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coalition for Economic Justice Inc | Buffalo, NY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sons | Port Huron, MI | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avalon Village Inc | Highland Park, MI | $67,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 482FORWARD | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Computers for Children Inc | Buffalo, NY | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Advocacy Center of Michigan Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $63,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI | $63,622 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bestself Behavioral Health Inc | Buffalo, NY | $63,361 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Heidelberg Project | Detroit, MI | $63,221 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Maritime Center Inc | Buffalo, NY | $60,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Star Reach | Pinckney, MI | $56,380 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo String Works Inc | Buffalo, NY | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $52,830 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecoworks | Detroit, MI | $50,920 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Application Ministries | Warren, MI | $50,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Class Act Detroit | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Group | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lahc Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities | Dearborn, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Caught Up | Detroit, MI | $49,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesee Valley Central School District | Belmont, NY | $49,380 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congress of Communities | Detroit, MI | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Neighborhood Initiatives Inc | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Farm Collective Corp | Orchard Park, NY | $44,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $43,406 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confident Girl Mentoring Program Inc | Buffalo, NY | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Growing Hope Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $40,857 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellspring | Detroit, MI | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 5 Loaves Farm | Buffalo, NY | $36,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dream It Do It Western New York Inc | Jamestown, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council | Batavia, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| African Cultural Center of Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Arts Alliance | Ypsilanti, MI | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springville Club for Boys and Girls | Springville, NY | $32,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Public Schools | Buffalo, NY | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art Center | Mount Clemens, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance Inc | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howell Nature Center | Howell, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neutral Zone | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Media Resources Inc | Buffalo, NY | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Center of Wayne County Inc | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clark Park Coalition | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Focus Hope | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knowresolve | Shelby Twp, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Baldwin Center Inc | Pontiac, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace of the City Ministries | Buffalo, NY | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ypsilanti District Library | Ypsilanti, MI | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Creativity Project | Farmingtn Hls, MI | $22,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charter Township of Commerce | Commerce Township, MI | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Coun | Buffalo, NY | $20,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Difference Makers Mentoring | Clyde, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howell Area Parks and Recreation Authority | Howell, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Circles | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Rec Teen Zone Inc | Marine City, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $19,709 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Inc | Buffalo, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Help Center Inc | Buffalo, NY | $16,396 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carousel Nursery School | Williamsville, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Creates US Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cameron Community Ministries Inc | Rochester, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kenan Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Single Family Living | Royal Oak, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc Jamestown | Jamestown, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | Detroit, MI | $14,575 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karen Society of Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women of Banglatown | Detroit, MI | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cooperative Extension Association in the State of N Y | Albion, NY | $14,362 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hartland Enrichment and Recreation Organization | Hartland, MI | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| D R I V E One | Ray, MI | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highland Clubhouse Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gay & Lesbian Youth Services of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | $10,813 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fillmore Powerhouse Youth Center Inc | Fillmore, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo Inc | Getzville, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
2 of 91 (2%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Allied Media Projects Inc
grant to promote teen-centered afterschool program - Carousel Nursery School
ENHANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL PROGRAMMING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 69 of 91 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | $4,083,181 | $38,928 |
| 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | $144,470 | $16,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $119,470 | $119,470 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
52% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $37,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lakeshore Connections Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 217 E Delavan, Buffalo, NY, 14208.
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